Dozen mass shootings but Colorado Springs and New York City got the news. |
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The United States had lead in the coronavirus cases throughout 2020. Now India is the leading country for the coronavirus. It hasn't stopped the U.S. from being No. 1 in an area that is considered fixable but it won't because of the "culture wars."
Let's get to the National Rifle Association's Mother's Day message. It featured a white woman and a child both holding semi-automatic rifles. The message is dog whistling white extremists into believing that immigrants, Muslims, Antifa, Black Lives Matter and criminal thugs are making white women grab firearms in droves.
The United States has led in gun violence. This deadly shooting at a mobile home park in Colorado Springs was a domestic violence killing. |
So while the NRA and white nationalist Republicans and their enablers of color will continue to push the notion that progressives and President Joe Biden are coming for their firearms, those who have firearms are bucking Americans every fucking day.
Shooting in Colorado Springs. We'll cover this in a moment.
Happy Mother’s Day to all NRA moms!
— NRA (@NRA) May 9, 2021
On top of the millions of other jobs moms have, NRA moms fight for our right to self-defense, while also defending themselves, their families, and communities.
We are forever grateful for these fierce women. pic.twitter.com/IC2rvlhGDe
Shootings happened in many parts of the United States. This is what the NRA is doing. Promoting more stupidity under guise of "protecting freedoms." You have the right to own firearms. You have a right to post you holding firearms on social media. However, once someone pulls the trigger, you have fired a round. Wherever that round hits, it's a target. It doesn't matter....something was hit.
Folks are either dead or being treated for gunshot wounds. Folks died and folks have life altering injuries. To the NRA, that's the cost of freedom. This is the disgraceful shit that makes the NRA a problem and not a solution.
You can't Eddie Eagle your way out of gun violence folks!
There were mass shootings in the following cities:
Newark, New Jersey
Los Angeles
Charleston, South Carolina
Phoenix
Philadelphia
Citrus Heights, California
Oakland
Detroit
Compton, California
Gwynn Oak, Mayland
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Paterson, New Jersey
Chicago
Saginaw, Michigan
Columbus, Ohio
Baltimore
St. Paul
Wilmington, Delaware
New Orleans
New Rochelle, New York
Holyoke, Massachusetts
There was a shooting at Time Square in New York City. So let's get to it. Let's bring an honest discussion on why gun violence will continue to be a problem here in the United States.
There have been 195 mass shootings in less than five months.
The video footage shows gunfire and folks unaware at Times Square. |
So the mass shooting in Colorado Springs, Colorado was committed in a "senseless way." It happened at a birthday party and in front of juveniles. The terrorist drove to a birthday party at a mobile home, walked inside and started shooting. He killed six people and then turned the gun on himself.
The victims were identified as:
Melvin Perez
Mayra Perez
Joana Cruz
Jose Gutierrez
Sandra Ibarra
Jose Ibarra
City officials told CNN that it could take several days to conduct autopsies and make forensic identifications for the victims. Colorado Springs police didn't release any new information on Monday.
Colorado Springs Police say the suspected shooter in the incident appeared to have shot himself and died. The suspect was Sandra's boyfriend, according to a family member who identified the terrorist's name as "Junior."
According to Sandra Ibarra's Facebook page, she was listed in a relationship with the terrorist.
A fundraiser to help pay for funeral expenses for the victims has been set up on Facebook.
TESSA, a Colorado Springs non-profit that works with victims of domestic violence, issued the following statement in response to the shooting.
"With heavy hearts, we struggle to make sense of the shocking violence, and devastating loss that ripped through our community on Sunday morning. While we face the harsh realities of domestic violence on a daily basis, no amount of exposure ever lessens the sheer weight of grief following such senseless tragedy. Our hearts are with those who mourn lost loved ones, and as always, we stand in solidarity with this community as we seek healing. While no amount of progress will ever undo the injuries sustained following this loss, we remain steadfast in our pursuit of a community free of violence where all people can thrive, and we will continue to support recovery in any way we can. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence or abuse, confidential advocates staff our Safe Line 24/7, and can always be reached at 719-633-3819."
Anne Markley, CEO, TESSA
The Colorado Springs Police Department said officers responded to a report of the shooting around 12:18 on Sunday morning. Officers found six adults dead inside the residence. One person was taken to the hospital but succumbed to the injuries.
The El Paso Sheriff's Department, the FBI and the police department are trying to piece together the motives to why this terrorist opened fire on people just trying to celebrate a moment.
Gov. Jared Polis still reeling over the Boulder King Soopers mass shooting is shocked and saddened by this. He condemns the actions of this terrorist and repeats the demands for state legislature to do something to curb gun violence in the state.
New York Police are searching for a bootlegger who shot into a crowd. |
Colorado Springs mayor John Suthers said, "The only time we’ve had this many [deceased] victims in a single incident goes all the way back to 1911, and it was an ax murder, if you can imagine. A couple of families."
Hundreds miles away, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio is demanding an end to the violence in the five boroughs. The latest mass shooting happened in the heart of New York City.
The man suspected of a shooting in New York City's Times Square that injured three bystanders, including a 4-year-old girl, has been identified but is still on the run, police said Monday.
WANTED in connection to shooting three people near West 44th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan on May 8, 2021. @NYPDDetectives need anyone with information about the identity or whereabouts of this individual to contact @NYPDTips at #800577TIPS. All calls are anonymous. pic.twitter.com/qciBGCR6AK
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) May 9, 2021
The terrorist was identified by two senior New York City Police Department officials as the person of interest in the Saturday afternoon shooting on West 45th Street and 7th Avenue, NBC New York reported. The officials said detectives think terrorist was trying to shoot his brother but missed, hitting the pedestrians in the busy tourist hub.
Police on Saturday released a video of the person of interest.
The girl, identified as Skye Martinez, was shopping for toys with her family when she was struck in the leg, police said.
NYPD officer hailed a hero when she quickly grabbed a 4-year old shot by the terrorist and treated her injuries. |
Wendy Magrinat, 23, was struck in a thigh, and Mạrcela Aldana, 43, was hit in a foot, they said.
Magrinat, a Rhode Island resident who was on a Mother’s Day trip to New York City, told NBC New York that doctors told her she will likely have a bullet lodged in her leg for the rest of her life because more damage would be done if it was removed.
None of the victims' injuries were life-threatening, but Skye had to undergo surgery, authorities said.
The NYPD on Monday posted video of an officer, identified as Alyssa Vogel, putting a tourniquet on the little girl, then picking her up and rushing toward an ambulance with her.
"As a mom, I think my motherly instincts just went to, you know, 'I need to help her,'" Vogel told ABC News on Monday.
NYPD Deputy Commissioner John Miller wrote on Twitter: "Whether they’re rushing toward the danger to help save a little girl or rushing home to family after their tour this #MothersDay — the dedication of NY’s Finest knows no bounds."
De Blasio tweeted Saturday that "the flood of illegal guns into our city must stop."
Shooting incidents in New York City nearly tripled in the month of April compared with last year, from 56 to 149, according to NYPD crime statistics.
It never stops!
It never happens in your community....... Until it does! Every community in the United States will eventually have a legacy. A legacy of tragedy. Gun violence and COVID-19 will affect your town, your family and your life. So I don't want to hear that bullshit about how this gun reform is taking away your rights. I don't want to hear that protesting against police killing people of color is hate on cops in general. I don't want to hear talk about the coronavirus being a myth. I don't want hear folks say this is not white privilege. I don't want to hear folks say masks impede their freedoms. I don't want to hear the shit about guns saving lives. These incidents are a tragic part of American history.
FOR EVERY BAD COP, THERE WILL BE A DEAD COP!
GOD IS NOT FIXING THIS!
FUCK YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS!
We haven't forgotten about the many mass shootings in the United States. COVID-19 doesn't stop individuals from picking up firearms and killing others.
Six victims of a mass shooting in Colorado Springs. |
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GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES!